Improvement in hand corn-planters



that@ aua ittica @tinte PETER Mcco'LLUM, or FAYETT'E, MISSOURI.

Letters Patent No. 109,437. dated November 22, 1870; antedated November 17, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-PLANTERS.

The Schedule referred to these Letters Patent: and making part of the same.

To all whom it may conce-ra Be it known that'I, PETER MoOoLLUn, of Fayette, in the county of Howard and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hand Corn-Planter; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable vot-hers skilled in the art to -lnalke and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing forming part otthis specification, in which- Figure lis a front view of n1y improved plantel', parts being'broken away to show the construction.

Figure 2 isa longitudinal section of the same, taken through the line :v a', lig. I.

Figure 3 -is a detail cross-section -ol' thel saine, taken through the line y g/,Iig `1.

Similarlcttcrs of reference indicate corresponding parts. s

My invention vhas for its object to furnish -an iniproved hand corn-planter, which shall be so constructed as to scatter the kernels in the hill so that the plants need not be all pulled up in thinning out the hills; and

1t consists in the plantel', constructed as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

A is the main board of the planter, to the rear side of the upper end ot' which is attached a handle, B. l

The forward 4side ot' the board A has two or more grooves formedvin it; of such a size' as to allowthe corn to pass through them freely to the two or more spouts or 4prongs G attached to the lowerl part of the board'A.

'Ihe rear side ol' the prongs or spouts C isleft open, and their sides are extended up to form guides or ways for the plungers .1).

The rear open'sides of the sponts or prongs C are closed by the springs Il), the upper ends ot' which are attached to the lower end of the board A, in such a position that their lower ends will rest against the ,lower part of the front side of said sponts or prongs, to prevent the entrance of the soil, and to detain the corn until the saidsprings are'pushcd back `by the descent of ,the plungers l).

The plungers D are formed upon the lower part of the board F,.which slides up and down upon the front side ofthe board A,.where its movement is limited bythe stop-pin or screw G, which passes through a slot in the upper part oi" the boa-rd F, and is secured to the board A.

To the upper end of the board F is attached a crossbar or handle, H, for convenience in operating the plungers.

I is the4 seedb'ox, which is securely attached to the board A, and which is piovided with a cover, J

The board F forms the rear side of the seed-box I, and its lower part is slotted, as shown in iig. 1, said slots being made wide enough to admit the sides of vthe spouts or prongs O, and at the same timeso narrow that the seed cannot pass through them.

In the board Ill are formed two or .more holes, K, to4 receive the seed, said holes being made of such a size that their united capacity may be sueient for the corn for a single hill.

lhc size of the lholes K- may be regulated by the AF byset-sorews, which pass through slots in the said plate and screw into the said board.

The holes K are so placed in the board F that, when the plunger-board F D is fully lowered, the Said holes may bo near or at the bottom of the seed box I, and when the said plunger-board is fully raised, the said holes may be above the top ofthe said box I.

N is a plate interposed between the board A and the plungeiboard11"l), an d which is securely attached to the said board A.- i

lhcplate N ext-ends from the bottom, or a little below the bottom, of thc seed-box I to a little above the top ot' the said seed-box, and serves as a bottom to the holes K, to prevent the seed from escaping from said holes before it has been raised above the said box I.v

In using the plantel', as the plunger-board is raised the seed escape from the holes Ii intothe channels ofthe board A, down which they slide, and rest upon the springs E.

The prongs or spout-s U are then thrust into the ground and the plunger-board F is ypushed down, the plungers D forcing 'back' the springs E, and allowing the seed to escape into the ground. 'At the same timethe holes I( become filled with seed, which escapesinto the channels oi' the board A as the plungerboard l is again raised.

The seed-box I is divided into as many compartments as the planter has prongs or spouts by partitions O, as 'shown in Iigs. 1 and 3, so as to keep the seed always in. suoli a position that it may enter lall of the holes K at the same time.

Having thus described my invention,

. I claim as new andodesire to secure by Letters Patent- Theeombination of the channeled board A, two or more spouts or prongs E, two or more plungers D, plu'uger-board F, dropping-holes K, adjustable tongued plate L' M, stationary plate N, and seed-box I, divided into two or more compartments by the partitions O, with each other, said parts being constructed and operating substantially as herein shown and de-- scribed, and for the purpose set forth.

PETER MCCOLLUM.

Witnesses Gno. C. Enron', J As. S. FERGusoN. Y 

